MIDLANDS

Noun

midlands

plural of midland

Proper noun

the Midlands

(British) A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of East and West Midlands.

Central regions in other countries.

Synonyms

• English Midlands

Source: Wiktionary

MIDLAND

Mid"land, a.

1. Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; as, midland towns or inhabitants. Howell.

2. Surrounded by the land; mediterranean. And on the midland sea the French had awed. Dryden.

Mid"land, n.

Definition: The interior or central region of a country; -- usually in the plural. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition